Milestones

My road in life took a while to figure out.
Worked as a claims handler.
Worked as a litigation adjuster, 1st party claims.
Moved up to major case litigation and affirmative litigation.
Became a litigation manager.
Became an independent contractor- began doing fraud investigations.
Became a fraud investigations manager.
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Education

High School
American Sr High
Bachelor
Psychology, General
Florida International University
Graduate
MBA
University of Phoenix

Career

2VP Investigative Services

Claim and Underwriting partnerships and fraud awareness.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Business
Education
Problem Solving

Day to Day

Team meeting followed by strategic thinking sessions / strategy building, review emerging issues and link the emerging issue with claim and underwriting strategies that might be affected. Lots of meetings and conversations on what is happening, what's next and a lot of conversations on how fraud can disrupt the current and future environment.

Advice for Getting Started

Here's the first step for college students

Focus on 1) the psychology of people, 2) business acumen, and 3) internships at insurance companies.

Recommended Education

My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

graduate
Graduate
MBA

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

From Society in General:

"Fraud investigations is not for women. You are too different. You are "perceived" as not the "right fit." You are too young. It's not your talent that got you there."